Investees

FCT Participation in other entities within the scope of FCCN.

Non-profit associations established in Portugal:

The association DNS.PT succeeded FCCN as the entity responsible for the management, registration, and maintenance of TLD (Top Level Domain) .pt, the top domain in Portugal.

It was founded by FCT, IP – Foundation for Science and Technology, The Portuguese Association of Electronic Commerce and Interactive Advertising, the Portuguese Consumer Protection Association and the representative of IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority) as the organization responsible for the ccTLD.pt delegation.

INHOPE – International Association of Internet Hotlines – is a collaborative network comprised of 51 help lines in 45 countries around the world, with the objective of eliminating illegal Internet content.

Through the Alert Line and Help Line, the FCT and FCCN Units are part of this international network for combatting criminal activity and child abuse on the Internet.

DURASPACE is New York-based association that provides open source software that the RCAAP – Scientific Open Access Repository of Portugal – uses to provide electronic output management services. These electronic services include the PTCRIS ecosystem.

DuraSpace is a non-profit organization that aims to lead and innovate access to digital data by open technologies.

COUNTER – Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources – is a United Kingdom-based association that defines protocols and standards for the consistent and normalized measurement of electronic resource usage.

FCT – FCCN Unit participates in COUNTER, and it is of particular importance for b-on.